Activision Blizzard names MLB executive Tony Petitti as its new sports and entertainment president

August 11, 2020

Activision Blizzard names MLB executive Tony Petitti as its new sports and entertainment president

"I couldn't be more excited to use my own 30 years of sports and entertainment experience to help Activision Blizzard realise its ambitions"

Zynga launches new casual card game Bluff Plus

August 11, 2020

Zynga launches new casual card game Bluff Plus

Zynga Turkey gets its first game launched since being acquired in 2017

EA shareholders vote against its exec compensation payment plan

August 11, 2020

EA shareholders vote against its exec compensation payment plan

It is rare for a plan like this to be rejected

Report: 49 per cent of mobile players pick a new game based on genre

August 11, 2020

What's Your Genre?

Report: 49 per cent of mobile players pick a new game based on genre

"With this genre report, we sought to understand people's motivations for downloading a specific game"

Sega Sammy experiences a loss in Q1 FY2021 despite increase in free-to-play revenues

August 11, 2020

Sega Sammy experiences a loss in Q1 FY2021 despite increase in free-to-play revenues

F2P titles generated $98 million

ByteDance is looking to fight back against Trump and the US ban of TikTok

August 11, 2020

ByteDance is looking to fight back against Trump and the US ban of TikTok

"Will try every possible way to fight back"

August 10, 2020

DeNA's game profits are on the rise earning $200.5 million in Q1 FY2020

Overall revenue dropped four per cent year-on-year

Join us on August 11th for our

August 10, 2020

Pgbiz Roundtable

Join us on August 11th for our "Monetise, not Bastardise" PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session

Discussing new methods of monetisation, brought to you by AudioMob

Chinese gamers will need to use their real names to log in for online gaming from September

August 10, 2020

No More Nicknames

Chinese gamers will need to use their real names to log in for online gaming from September

So the government can track time spent on games

Master the Meta: Understanding Zynga's remarkable trajectory and newest acquisition

August 10, 2020

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: Understanding Zynga's remarkable trajectory and newest acquisition

News and insights from the Master the Meta team

TIGA answers House of Lords inquiry into employment and Covid-19

August 10, 2020

TIGA answers House of Lords inquiry into employment and Covid-19

Trade association outlines four measures to help the industry

Tencent is looking to merge streaming platforms Huya and DouYu

August 10, 2020

Tencent is looking to merge streaming platforms Huya and DouYu

It would seek to be the majority shareholder

Microsoft's worth jumps up by $77 billion after announcing plans to buy TikTok in the US

August 10, 2020

Money Money Money

Microsoft's worth jumps up by $77 billion after announcing plans to buy TikTok in the US

It is valued at $1.6 trillion

TikTok is returning money to advertisers ahead of its possible US ban

August 10, 2020

TikTok is returning money to advertisers ahead of its possible US ban

It will honour ad campaigns it can still complete

Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono leaves Capcom after nearly 30 years

August 10, 2020

Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono leaves Capcom after nearly 30 years

"I've been with the Street Fighter brand for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even non-existent times"

AT&T appears to be keeping hold of Warner Bros. Interactive

August 10, 2020

AT&T appears to be keeping hold of Warner Bros. Interactive

"Warner Bros. Interactive remains part of the Studios and Networks group"

August 10, 2020

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Hot Five: Zynga acquires Rollic, EA discusses WB Games purchase, and Blizzard staff request pay rise

August 10, 2020

Hot Five: Zynga acquires Rollic, EA discusses WB Games purchase, and Blizzard staff request pay rise

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Digital sales made up 55.6 per cent of Nintendo's software revenue in Q1 FY21

Digital sales made up 55.6 per cent of Nintendo's software revenue in Q1 FY21

Around 50 per cent of Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales were digital

Facebook Gaming launches app without Instant Games for iOS

Facebook Gaming launches app without Instant Games for iOS

"Unfortunately, we had to remove gameplay functionality entirely in order to get Apple's approval"

Mobile games jobs weekly: Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns, Improbable welcomes new head of publishing, and more Ubisoft exits

Takin' Care Of Business

Mobile games jobs weekly: Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns, Improbable welcomes new head of publishing, and more Ubisoft exits

The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming

Voltage entertainment increases the pay of Lovestruck writers following 21 day strike

Hard Work Recognised

Voltage entertainment increases the pay of Lovestruck writers following 21 day strike

"While we work together to move forward, releases will be on a slower schedule at first"

Pokémon Café Mix generates 2.9 million downloads in first month, tops $1 million revenue

You Larvitar To See It

Pokémon Café Mix generates 2.9 million downloads in first month, tops $1 million revenue

Pokémon Smile accumulates over half a million installs

Ukie unveils 15 finalists for its UK Game of the Show award

Game Of The Show

Ukie unveils 15 finalists for its UK Game of the Show award

Winner to be crowned on August 24th

Nexon has its best Q2 to date as it generates $610.4 million

Nexon has its best Q2 to date as it generates $610.4 million

"Nexon is performing exceptionally well"

Apple claims that cloud gaming apps like Project xCloud violate its policies

Apple claims that cloud gaming apps like Project xCloud violate its policies

Microsoft is still commited to bringing its platform to iOS

President Trump signs executive orders to ban business with TikTok and WeChat

President Trump signs executive orders to ban business with TikTok and WeChat

Will come into effect in 45 days

Project xCloud testing ceases on iOS devices

Project xCloud testing ceases on iOS devices

The app was expired on August 5th

Epic Games secures $1.78 billion in new funding round

Epic Games secures $1.78 billion in new funding round

"Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic's efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem"

Enthusiast Gaming acquires Omnia Media from Blue Ant Media Solutions

The deal is worth CAD$54.5 million

Update: Blizzard staff members preparing list of workplace requests as part of ongoing pay dispute

Update: Blizzard staff members preparing list of workplace requests as part of ongoing pay dispute

"We will continue to adapt our compensation to build and keep the workforce our company needs today and tomorrow"

Zynga generates a record $452 million in Q2 2020 though suffers a net loss of $150 million

"We delivered tremendous results in Q2"

Lab Cave appoints Luis Bertó as its new managing director

Lab Cave appoints Luis Bertó as its new managing director

CEO Jesús Martínez will depart the company on August 7th

No More Robots sees $5 million in revenue for its third year

Money Money Money

No More Robots sees $5 million in revenue for its third year

It will bring half a dozen games to Nintendo Switch in the next year

Develop:Brighton replaces physical event with digital-only conference due to coronavirus

Develop:brighton Digital

Develop:Brighton replaces physical event with digital-only conference due to coronavirus

Still taking place on November 2nd-4th 2020

Nintendo experiences strong year-on-year growth in Q1 FY21 as it generates $3.4 billion in net sales

Nintendo experiences strong year-on-year growth in Q1 FY21 as it generates $3.4 billion in net sales

"The mobile business showed steady growth compared to the same period of the previous year"

LAST CHANCE to save more than $300 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - book now!

LAST CHANCE to save more than $300 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - book now!

Time is running out! Early Bird prices for next month’s online-only conference ends at midnight tonight, make sure you don’t miss out!

Zynga buys hypercasual outfit Rollic for $168 million

All-cash deal gains 80% equity

Transcend Fund leads $5.25 million investment into Big Run Studios

Transcend Fund leads $5.25 million investment into Big Run Studios

Indie has fifth game Big Cooking out soon

Jam City teams up with Care Bears for exclusive Panda Pop content

Jam City teams up with Care Bears for exclusive Panda Pop content

"The timeliness of this partnership and this message feels so right"

Riot is giving its employees a week off to

Riot is giving its employees a week off to "disconnect, recharge, and reboot"

It is putting the health of its staff first to avoid toxic crunch culture

Venatus teams up with Frameplay for in-game advertising

Venatus teams up with Frameplay for in-game advertising

"We are delighted to be partnering with Frameplay to drive our in-game advertising offering"

Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing

Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing

He was the vice president of publishing at Riot

Unity Technologies, Tenjin, Finnish Game Jam and NCSOFT confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020

Unity Technologies, Tenjin, Finnish Game Jam and NCSOFT confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020

The speaker lineup for next month’s online-only conference heats up - who will you be learning from?

BlizzCon will be held on a digital platform early next year

BlizzCon will be held on a digital platform early next year

"We're looking forward to sharing what the teams have been working on for that event"

Glu Mobile's Q2 2020 revenue increases 40 per cent year-on-year to $133.3 million

Glu Mobile's Q2 2020 revenue increases 40 per cent year-on-year to $133.3 million

"The second-quarter financial results were the best in Glu's history"

Microsoft pins down September 15th launch date for Project xCloud Game Pass Ultimate beta

Microsoft pins down September 15th launch date for Project xCloud Game Pass Ultimate beta

Available in 22 markets on Android devices

Activision Blizzard experiences a record breaking second quarter as it hits $1.9 billion in revenue

Activision Blizzard experiences a record breaking second quarter as it hits $1.9 billion in revenue

King boasted 271 million monthly active users in Q2

Big Indie Pitch

The digital Big Indie roadshow continues with new pitches announced for August, September and October

Our digital pitches go from strength to strength as we announce new pitches and introduce new sponsors

Grand Cru Games and Roofdog Games join N3twork's NSP after successful testing period

Grand Cru Games and Roofdog Games join N3twork's NSP after successful testing period

They now have access to the $50 million growth fund